ALGEBRA Flashcards
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Expressions that consist of variables and coefficients. It has many terms.
Polynomial
Originated from the Greek poly, meaning “many”, and the Latin nomen, or “name”.
Polynomial
A polynomial, which has only one term.
Monomial
An algebraic expression with a single term but can have multiple variables and a higher degree too.
Monomial
Comes from Latin, mono meaning one and mial meaning term.
Monomial
When you subtract monomial by another, you need to _______ the exponents.
Keep
When _______ monomial by another, you need to keep the exponents.
Adding
When you ______ one monomial by another, you need to add the exponents.
Multiply
When ________ one monomial by another, you need to subtract the _______.
Dividing, Exponents
An algebraic expression consisting of the sum or difference of two terms.
Binomial
Was discovered by Bernoulli, J. in his work entitled Ars Conjectandi (1713).
Binomial
_____ in binomial means two.
Bi
Multiplying Integers Rules:
Positive × Positive = ?
Negative × Negative = ?
Positive × Negative = Negative
Negative × Positive = ?
Positive, Positive, Negative
Division of Integer Rules:
Positive ÷ Positive = ?
Negative ÷ Negative = Positive
Positive ÷ Negative = ?
Negative ÷ Positive = ?
Positive, Negative, Negative
Addition of Integer Rules:
Positive + Positive = ?
Negative + Negative = ?
Positive + Negative = ?
Negative + Positive = ?
Add, Add, Subtract, Subtract
Sutracting Integers Rules:
Positive - Positive = Add
Negative - Negative = ?
Positive - Negative = ?
Negative - Positive = ?
Add, Subtract, Subtract
What is x to the third power?
X to the third power is basically x × x × x. It means that we’re multiplying three x variables together.
What is x to the fourth power?
X to the fourth power means that we’re multiplying four x variables together.
Whenever you raised an exponent to another exponent you need to _________ those two exponents.
Multiply
Anything raised to the zero power is _______. So even if you were to see a huge problem with a lot of variable, if it’s raised to the zero power the final answer is simply ______.
One
Whenever you multiply an even number of Negative signs, it’s going to give you a _______ answer.
Negative
When multiplying a binomial to a binomial, initially you should get _____ terms before you add or subtract any like terms.
Four
What do you call this method where F means first, O is for outer, I is for inner, and L is for the last?
FOIL Method